Tobacco humidor



May 2, 1950 B. BAYUK TOBACCO HUMIDOR Filed July 26, 1946 IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEYS control and substantially prevent the circulation of airbetween different drawers H, such as to cause loss or adulteration ofaroma from the contents thereof, the drawers may be formed to have closefit within cabinet 10, and also cleats i2 may extend the full length ofthe interior of the cabinet to provide a baffle further restricting thecirculation of air while serving as a stop for moisture compartment 20.

In accordance with the invention a moisture compartment 20 is providedin cabinet It adapted to contain a supply of moisture for humidifyingthe contents of drawers II. This compartment may be formed separatelyfrom cabinet ID, as illustrated in Fig. 4, and adapted for removablepositioning therein to facilitate access thereto and replenishing thesupply of moisture. As shown, the compartment 20 includes inner andouter walls 2| and 22, side walls 23 and a bottom 24 together defining arelatively flat chamber adapted to be filled with a quantity of moistureabsorbent material 25 which will readily receive and retain aconsiderable supply of moisture, an example of satisfactory materialbeing a felt of sufiicient resilience to prevent undue matting orwadding within the compartment. The walls of the compartment 20 areformed in such dimensions and proportions as to extend substantiallyfrom the bottom to the top of the cabinet In to provide the rear wallthereof. This compartment may be held firmly in position in a variety ofways permitting ready removal, for example by friction fit, which may befacilitated by grinding or otherwise roughing the contacting surfaces ofcompartment walls 23 and the inside of the cabinet, Or by forming thesecontacting walls surfaces with cooperating lugs or like projections andcomplementary receiving grooves as indicated at 26. With thisconstruction, and with the parts formed of material of some resiliencyas in the case of the above mentioned materials, the compartment 20 mayreadily be snapped out of place for rewetting of the backing therein andthen snapped back into place as shown.

The invention also provides for the free transmission of moisture fromcompartment 20 to the contents of each of drawers II individually andseparately without permitting direct communication or circulation of airbetween the drawers themselves. Each of drawers H is provided at itsinner end with an opening for receiving moisture from the moisturecompartment. As shown, this opening is provided by terminating the rearwall 30 of each drawer short of the side walls of the drawer, thusleaving openings 3| between each drawer, and the bottom of the nexthigher drawer or, in the case of the uppermost drawer, the top of thecabinet. The inner wall 2| of compartment 20 is provided with laterallyextending slots 32 adapted to register with the openings 3|. In the caseof the top drawer, the opening from compartment 20 is shown as providedby terminating the inner wall 2| of the moisture compartment short ofthe top of the cabinet, leaving an opening 33 for moisture as shown.

This construction provides for ready transmission of moisture from thepacking 25 in compartment 20 separately to the interior of each of thedrawers I I, but since the drawers abut the inner wall 2| when closed,as shown in Fig. 3, direct communication from drawer to drawer isprevented. Also, with compartment 20 well filled with the absorbentpacking 25, there is no appreciable tendency for the aroma of thecontents of any one drawer to be transmitted by way of the compartment20 to the contents of any other drawers, and the removable constructionof this compartment facilitates ready changing of packing 25 to preventcontamination of the tobacco by over long use of the same packing.

The invention thus provides a humidor wherein a variety of differenttobacco and tobacco products may be stored in a properly humidifiedatmosphere without impairing their characteristic aromas. This humidorcontains multiple storage compartments and affords ready access to eachwithout disturbing the contents of the others. It is simple inconstruction but of decorative appearance, and in addition it is adaptedfor ready production in large quantities from easily fabricatedmaterials and hence at low unit cost. Moreover, its structural andoperational principles are such that it may be formed in varied sizes,capacities, and shapes without sacrificing its other advantages.

While the form of apparatus herein described constitutes a preferredembodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the inventionis not limited to this precise form of apparatus, and that changes maybe made therein without departing from the scope of the invention whichis defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A tobacco humidor of the character described comprising, incombination, a cabinet, means providing in said cabinet a plurality ofseparate compartments for storage, humidifying means within saidcabinet, and means providing for communication from said humidifyingmeans to each of said compartments and substantially preventing directcommunication between any of said compartments.

2. A tobacco humidor of the character described comprising, incombination, a cabinet, means providing in said cabinet a plurality ofseparate compartments for storage, means providing another compartmentin said cabinet adapted to contain a supply of moisture, means providingdirect communication between said moisture compartment and each of saidstorage compartments, and means substantially preventing directcommunication from any of said storage compartments to any otherthereof.

3. A tobacco humidor of the character described comprising, incombination, a cabinet, means providing in said cabinet a plurality ofseparate compartments for storage, means providing another compartmentin said cabinet adapted to contain a supply of moisture, means providingdirect communication between said moisture compartment and each of saidstorage compartments, means substantially preventing directcommunication from any of said storage compartments to any otherthereof, said moisture compartment forming one wall of said cabinet andbeing removable from said cabinet to facilitate replenishment of thesupply of moisture therein, and means releasably securing said moisturecompartment to said cabinet.

4. A tobacco humidor of the character described comprising, incombination, a cabinet, means providing a plurality of compartmentsvertically arranged in said cabinet and adapted to receive material forstorage, means providing for separate access to each of saidcompartments, means providing another compartment in said cabinetpositioned to extend substantially from the bottomto the top thereof andadapted to receive a quantity of absorbent material capable of retaininga supply of moisture, means providing passages for direct communicationbetween said moisture compartment and each of said storage compartments,and means substantially preventing communication between said storagecompartments except through said moisture compartment. 1

5. A tobacco humidor of the character described comprising, incombination, a cabinet, a plurality of drawers for the reception ofmaterial for storage, means supporting said drawers one above the otherin said cabinet for independent removal at the front of the cabinet,said supporting means engaging the bottoms of said drawers andcooperating therewith to effect substantial prevention of directcommunication between adjacent drawers along the sides and the topthereof, means providing at the back of said cabinet a compartmentadapted to contain a supply of moisture, and means providing directcommunication between said moisture compartment and each of saiddrawers.

6. A tobacco humidor of the character described comprising, incombination, a cabinet, a plurality of drawers for the reception ofmaterial for storage, means supporting said drawers one above the otherin said cabinet for independent removal at the front of the cabinet,said supporting means engaging the bottoms of said drawers andcooperating therewith to effect substantial prevention of directcommunication between adjacent drawers along the sides and the topthereof, means providing at the back of said cabinet a compartmentadapted to contain a supply of moisture, said moisture compartmentextending substantially from the bottom to the top of said cabinet, andmeans providing coincident apertures in the inner wall of saidcompartment and the inner end of each of said drawers providing readyaccess for moisture from said compartment to said drawers.

'7. A tobacco humidor of the character described comprising, incombination, a cabinet, a plurality of drawers for the reception ofmaterial for storage, means supporting said drawers one above the otherin said cabinet for independent removal at the front of the cabinet,said supporting means engaging the bottoms of said drawers andcooperating therewith to effect substantial prevention of directcommunication between adjacent drawers along the sides and the topthereof, means providing at the back of said cabinet a compartmentadapted to contain a supply of moisture, said compartment extendingsubstantially from the bottom to the top of said cabinet, the inner endof each of said drawers terminating short of the bottom of the adjacenthigher drawer leaving an opening therebetween, said drawers beingadapted when closed to abut the inner wall of said moisture compartmentto prevent circulation of air from drawer to drawer through saidopenings, and means providing in said inner compartment wall a series ofapertures adapted to register with said openings and providing readyaccess for moisture from said compartment to said drawers.

8. A tobacco humidor of the character described comprising, incombination, a cabinet, a plurality of drawers for the reception ofmaterial for storage, means supporting said drawers one above the otherin said cabinet for independent removal at the front of the cabinet,said supporting means engaging the bottoms of said drawers andcooperating therewith to effect substantial prevention of directcommunication between adjacent drawers along the sides and the topthereof, means including inner and outer walls defining a compartmentfor containing a quantity of absorbent material adapted to receive andhold a supply of moisture, said compartment means being positioned atthe rear of said cabinet and extending substantially from the bottom tothe top thereof to form the rear wall of the cabinet, means releasablysecuring said compartment means to said cabinet, the inner end of eachof said drawers terminating short of the bottom of the adjacent higherdrawer leaving an opening therebetween, said drawers being adapted whenclosed to abut said inner wall of said moisture compartment to preventcirculation of air from drawer to drawer through said openings, andmeans providing in said inner compartment wall a series of aperturesadapted to register with said openings and providing ready access formoisture from said compartment to said drawers.

BERNARD BAYUK.

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